τηρέω
tēréō
perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 (κουστωδία), which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Lexicon
Derivation: from (a watch;
perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892 (κουστωδία), which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
- perhaps akin to G2334 (θεωρέω))
- to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon
- and thus differing from G5442 (φυλάσσω), which is properly to prevent escaping
- and from G2892 (κουστωδία), which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy
- figuratively, to fulfil a command)
- by implication, to detain (in custody
- figuratively, to maintain)
- by extension, to withhold (for personal ends
- figuratively, to keep unmarried)
- by extension, to withhold (for personal ends
- figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch
Usage
73 occurrences · 0 OT · 73 NT · 50 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- keep13 · 24%
- keepeth7 · 13%
- to keep3 · 6%
- we keep3 · 6%
- observe2 · 4%
- hast kept2 · 4%
- they have kept2 · 4%
- kept2 · 4%
- to be reserved2 · 4%
- reserved2 · 4%
- is reserved2 · 4%
- that observe1 · 2%
- they watched1 · 2%
- watching1 · 2%
- the keepers1 · 2%
- to observe1 · 2%
- ye may keep1 · 2%
- he keepeth1 · 2%
- hath she kept1 · 2%
- he will keep1 · 2%
- ye keep1 · 2%
- have kept1 · 2%
- they will keep1 · 2%
- thou shouldest keep1 · 2%
- was kept1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.